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The Object of History | Behind the Scenes with the Curators of the National Museum of American History
The Gold Nugget
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What is the story of the discovery of gold?
Paper Trail: the Transmission Letter
By Land: a Map of the Overland Routes to the Gold Region
By Sea: Routes to California via Panama and Cape Horn
A Personal Account: William Johnston
Rules and Regulations
Women and the Gold Rush: Luncena Parson's Perspective
What role did Mormons play in the story of the Gold Rush in California?
Early Participants in the Gold Mining: Mormon Emigrants
Migration and the Sacred: Torah Mantle
Coming from the East: Chinese Immigrants
Chinese Miners: Gam Saam Meets El Dorado
What is the story of the discovery of gold?
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Interview with David Shayt, National Museum of American History, May 31, 2006.
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